Wife
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Substitute: gossiping for bragging
For a smart woman like you, it is so easy to see other people’s mistakes and weaknesses. And because you live with your husband for so long, you know him very well, sometimes too well. You know his weak spots and you heard his joke millions of times, it is so easy to degrade to [...]
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Bringing work home
Are you a doctor, lawyer, accountant, housewife or may be an executive assistant? Whether you are working or looking after the house, you get used to some particular day-role. Some nights when you come back home, you bring work home because you are working on some project but all of the nights you bring your [...]
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Two budgets and marriage
There is a new phenomenon in marriage: separate budgets. This is very interesting. It can be summarized like “we are committed and we are together but we are not committed enough to join our budgets”. Both of the couples we knew with this attitude divorced quite promptly after getting married. What is happening in a [...]
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Make him give you flowers again
“It is often woman who inspires us with the great things that she prevents us from accomplishing” Alexandre Dumas Père quotes We often want romantic gestures from our husbands. We want these gestures to be effortless, on their own initiative and meaningful. In fact, the list goes on. Gestures have to be not too cheesy, [...]
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Final report on no-nagging challenge
The challenge is over tomorrow and I have learned a lot. In order not to nag, you have to follow simple rules: Put relationships first. Meaning that dirty sink will not matter in 10 years but your marriage will. Focus on positive. Yes, sometimes my house is not as tidy as I would like it [...]
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Scientific potion: Lasting Love
Turns out: you need only 7 components for your relationships to work. According to research conducted by Edwin A. Locke PH.D. and Ellen Kenner, PH.D., the components you need include only: Moral character: honesty, integrity, independent judgment, a sense of justice, earned pride in yourself. Without this there can be no trust. Genuine (not a [...]
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Resolving combat atmosphere in your marraige
When relationships in the marriage become tense and all your attempts are met with icy-cold indifference, it is time for some serious therapy. Danielle asked me last week to write more about diffusing combat atmosphere. The good news with combat atmosphere – it takes one person to start the process, the second person most usually [...]
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Update on challenges
The Ninja Dress challenge has finished and now I am on no-nagging challenge. Here are reports for the benefit of those who missed the challenges part. No nagging 1st week report This challenge is going to be very hard. I am actually re-considering it. Will give it another week. The problem is that husband makes it [...]
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Warning: your Ex might still be around
Have you ever thought of your ex while being married? No? Weird. A lot of women do. You are dating this wonderful guy. He proposes to you, the dreams come true. The wedding is terrific and then …the life happens. Couple of months after the wedding you start thinking and then realize that he forgets [...]
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7 fool-proof ways to cheat-proof your marriage
Thanks to Kristen Stewart, Mrs Rupert Sanders joins Mrs Clinton, Mrs Woods, Mrs Schwarzenegger and a lot of other cheated on wives. All these wives are amazing stunning women and their husbands have cheated on them! What chance do we, normal women, have? What possesses them? Their mistresses are usually less attractive and definitely inferior [...]
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3 awesome chores-busters (with free downloads)
As research and statistics suggest, women are still doing more around the house than men. Really, why do we even need statistics for that, we know it is the fact. If you have ever asked your man to fix a shelf, vacuum the carpet or wash the dishes, you know what I am talking about. [...]
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Resolving conflicts: 5 creative solutions
Even in the best marriages best people might have ugly fights and arguments. What would be safe ways of dealing with disagreements? I am getting ready for no-nagging challenge next month (special thanks to Bea for supporting me in the Ninja Dress challenge). So, I am researching creative solutions for resolving conflicts in marriage. While using any [...]
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101 ways to love your partner better
Are you ready to get some tips on how to make your partner to fall in love with you even deeper than before? Here is a comprehensive guide to loving better. All of these solutions are powerful, actionable and can be enjoyed on frugal or zero budget. Make your loved one your first priority. If [...]
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Sleeping with an enemy
My husband’s mantra is: never go to bed angry. His Dad shared it with him as a marriage advice when we got together. And he is just religious about it. Sometimes, I don’t feel like working out our differences when I am tired and cranky but he always insists on it (and that is why [...]
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Your man – friend or enemy?
Spark is gone from your relationships. But that is fine. Nobody has a spark after about 2 years into relationships, right? Have you ever tried to be just friends? No, not that kind of friends… Best friends. Do you remember how you could talk for hours about life and never get bored? His ideas were [...]
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